Fishing-tackle attachment



April 3, 1928. 1,665,144

M. MURRAY FISHING TACKLE ATTACHMENT Filed March 5. 1927 INVENTOR WITNESS: ATTORNEY Patented Apr. 3, 1928. I,

MILTON MURRAY, or: WILLIAMS WHARF, VIRGINIA.

FISHING-TACKLE ATTACHMENT.

Application filed March 1927. Serial No. 173,128

This invent-ion relates 'to anattachmeut for fishing tackle,.the general ob ectof the invention being to provide means whereby the snell or hook carrying member will be given a jerk by a spring when a fish nibbles upon the bait, thereby impaling the fish on the hook, and said spring also'acts to keep the snell taut as the fish struggles torelease himself, thus preventing the fish slackening the snell, which might permit him to e ect thehook.

Another object of the invention is to so form the device that a slight pull on the snell willrelease the. spring from its holding member automatically. 1

This invention also consists in certain other features of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, to be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and specifically pointed out in the appended claims.

In describing my invention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying drawings wherein like characters denote like or corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which Figure 1 is an elevation of one form of the invention, showing the s'ame'in use.

Figure 2 is a side view thereof.

Figure 3 is a top plan view.

Figure 4 is a view of the blank which the frame is made. 7 7

Figure 5 is a view of a modificatiomin which the frame is formed of wire.

Referring to Figures 1 to 4, 1 indicates a frame of triangular shape and formed of pressed metal or the like, the frame-being provided with a pair of ears 2 at its top which are adapted to be bent at right angles to the frame and which are perforatedto' receive the swivel rod 3 which has an eye at its upper end to receive the line 4. Thus the frame is rotatably connected with the line 4.

An ear 5 is formed at each lower corner of the frame, these ears being bent at right angles to the frame in opposite directionsand eachear is provided with a hole 6. A pair of tongues 7 is formed in each lower corner of the opening of the frame, one

tongue of each pair being bent to form a hook 8 and the other tongue of each pair being bent around the base part of a spring coil 9 to hold the coil to the frame. The coil is also fastened to the frame by having its end. passed through a hole 10 formed in the bottom part of the frame. The otherend-of the coil is extended to form an arm- 11. the extremity of which, is twisted to pro vide an eye 12. The coil and its arm are so arranged that the arm can move in a path which is beyond the end of the hook 8,but bypushing the arm toward the frame, it will be engaged by the hook so that said 'hookwill hold the arm under tension and in The snells or. hook carrying members 13 are attachedto the arms a horizontal position.

by being passed through the eyes 12 and when the arm is held under tension by the hook 8, its eye will be offset from the hole 6 in the ear 5 through which the snell passes so that a slight pull on the fishing hook 14, which is fastened to the snell, will pull the arm downwardly and said arm will also move laterally away from the frame, due

to the offset arrangement of the hole 6 and the tendency of the arm to move outwardly away from the frame. Thus the arm will be released from the hook so that it will swing upwardly to a vertical position under the action of the coil and thus the snell will be given a jerk, which will cause the hook 14 to snag the fish. As the fish starts to swim away from the device in an attempt to free himself, the arm will be pulled downwardly, thus exertinga tension on the snell,

which will act to check the fish and when the fishswims towardthe device, the snell will be kept. taut by the spring action-of the Thus it will be seen that the device will acttorcause the fishing hook to snag the fish as soon, as the fishnibbles upon arm and coil.

the baitand after the-fish'is caught, the device \Vlll' keep the snell taut and thus prevent the fish from freeing himself.

V A hook 15 is formed with orconnected to the lower part of the frame and is designed ing the device to sink. I

Figure 5 shows the frame 1 formed of wire with the swivel 3' attached to its top and the coils 9 attached to its sides by the clips 17, with the ends of the coils fastened to the bottom piece of the frame. The eyes 6 are formed by twisting the corners of the frame and the hook 15iis-formed with or connected to the bottom piece. The hooks 8 are carried by the clips 17. In other respects, this form of the invention is the same as that first described.

to support one or more weights 16 for caustion that the advantages and novel features of my invention will be readily apparent.

I desire it to be understood that I may a make changes in theconstruction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, provided that such changes fall Vwithin the scope ofthe appended claims.

What I claim is V r r 1. A device of the class described comprising a frame, a coiled spring carried by the frame and having one end forming a spring arm, a hook on the frame for holding the arm in lowered position and under' tension, said hook being offset from the arm so thatthe arm must be moved laterally to engage it with the hook, a hook carrying member connected with the free end of the arm and guiding means for said member offset from the arm when the arm is in engagement with the hook.

QVAW device of the class described comprising a frame, a coiled spring carried by the frame and having one end forming a 'therein for the hook carrying member which is offset from the arm when thearm is in engagement with the hook.

3 A device of the class described com prising a frame, a swivel at the top of the frame, a hook attached to the bottom of the frame and adapted to'receive a weight, a spring arm carried by'the frame, arhook on the frame for holding the arm under ten-- sion, a hook carrying member connected with the free end of the; arm and means for causing the arm to be released by the hook when a slight pull is exerted on the hook carrying member,

In testimony whereof I afiix s ignafi MILTON MURRAY, 

